Air disaster

Eastern Air Lines Flight 401

29 Dec 1972 · 25.86° N, 80.60° W

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When
29 Dec 1972
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
25.86° N, 80.60° W
Description
aviation accident
Deaths
101
Injured
75

Eastern Air Lines Flight 401

1972 aviation accident in Florida

Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 was a scheduled flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, to Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida. Shortly before midnight on December 29, 1972, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar crashed into the Florida Everglades. All three cockpit crew members, two of the ten flight attendants, and 96 of the 163 passengers were killed.

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